directed by Jean-Francois Asselin/ Mathieu seeks all ways to attract attention to himself. It is a matter of survival: you think of me so I am. “We build our identity through the eyes of others, and that is the main thing that I found interesting.” – Jean-Francouis Asselin, director of Remember me Issue 11: Shorts […]
Pilgrims
directed by Marie Clements/ A drowning German Tourist re-counts key moments in his day that begin to unravel and re-shape into a pilgrimage through identity, death, love, and transformation. “I wanted to craft a story that was uniquely west coast, that played upon old themes in a contemporary way.” – Marie Clements, director of Pilgrims […]
Paradise Falls
directed by Fantavious Fritz/ Two adventurous youths explore a haunted mansion and fall in love with it’s ghost, deep in the heart of suburban hell “I’ve always idolized the characters in childhood adventure novels. I wanted to make a film about the ingenuity of kids.” – Fantavious Fritz, director of Paradise Falls Issue 11: Shorts […]
Out
directed by Jeremy Lalonde/ A young vampire returns home to come out of the coffin to his parents. “Everyone’s got some kind of coming out story. At one point in your life you’re confronted with having to tell people something about yourself that you might not be comfortable with.” – Jeremy Lalonde, director of out […]
Numbers and Friends
directed by Alexander Carson/ In his search for happiness in North America, a European man discovers the pleasures of Fantasy Baseball. Using his new appreciation for sports as a metaphor to re-imagine his life choices, he begins to find new meaning in the world around him. Numbers & Friends is a playful and amorphous cine-essay […]
Noah
directed by Walter Woodman and Patrick Cederberg/ Noah’s relationship takes a rapid turn for the worse. “The cool thing about anonymity is that you have the ability to be whoever you want…” – Walter Woodman, director of Noah Issue 11: Shorts at Toronto International Film Festival 2013
Method
directed by Gregory Smith/ Officer Daniel O’Shea must go to extraordinary lengths to get a confession. “… as I stepped behind the camera I got bitten by the bug.” – Gregory Smith, director of Method Issue 11: Shorts at Toronto International Film Festival 2013
Impromptu
directed by Bruce Alcock/ This short animation takes a look at the redemptive power of food, wine, music and love through the eyes of our protagonist, Chuck. A husband and father, Chuck is jovially cooking dinner and listening to Chopin when his wife Sylvie spontaneously invites a group of boisterous colleagues over for dinner. The […]
CRIME: Joe Loya – the Beirut Bandit
directed by Alix Lambert and Sam Chou/ Joe Loya, former bank robber and author of The Man Who Outgrew His Prison Cell, recalls the first time he robbed a bank, in this noirish animated short from acclaimed directors Sam Chou and Alix Lambert. “I like the idea of documentary meets animation. It’s different.” – ALix […]
Beasts in the Real World
directed by Sol Friedman/ An experimental mixed-media short exploring the tenuous connections between a naturalist, a rare land-mammal, some ghosts and a pair of sushi chefs. “One of the biggest challenges of the project was getting the footage of the sushi camera. Everyone I asked about doing it was very wary, they all said it […]